Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) has issued a young for the availability of ten new passenger trains for operation on the nation’s Northern Community.
The brand new trains kind a part of Saudi Arabia’s improvement of its transport system in an effort to enhance passenger rail providers throughout the Kingdom, that are in accordance with the targets set out within the Nationwide Transport and Logistics Technique, and the needs highlighted in Saudi Imaginative and prescient 2030.
Saudi Arabia Railways issued the tender as a part of a phased strategy to modernising and increasing the passenger practice fleet throughout its varied networks.
The profitable bidder will likely be chargeable for the design, manufacture, and provide of the brand new passenger trains, in addition to ongoing upkeep of the fleet after supply; environment friendly upkeep will contribute to making sure the trains’ operational readiness and their long-term sustainability.
The tender has been issued in accordance with Saudi Arabia’s permitted regulatory procedures for public tenders, and the deadline for bids is eleventh Could 2026.
The Northern Community, on which the brand new trains will function, extends for roughly 2,700 kilometres and gives connections between a number of main cities, together with Riyadh, Al-Majmaah, Qassim, Hail, Al-Jouf, and Al-Qurayyat. There are plans to increase and lengthen the community sooner or later, and to construct new passenger stations, together with at Al-Zulfi.
In addition to these new trains for the Northern Community, ten new passenger trains are at present being constructed for operation on the nation’s Japanese Line.
The brand new trains will assist to enhance the operational effectivity and reliability of the nation’s railway community, and contribute to creating extra passenger providers all through the dominion.
One of many corporations that will likely be within the working for the order will likely be Stadler, which, in February 2024, secured an order from Saudi Arabia Railways for the availability and ongoing upkeep of 10+10 Subsequent Era passenger trains. One other bidder could also be Alstom, which in January 2024, signed a contract to construct a 22.4 km battery-powered tramway within the nation.
”Increasing the passenger practice fleet represents a strategic goal and a key step inside the firm’s plans to additional develop passenger transport providers. The entry of the brand new trains into service will assist meet the rising demand for passenger journeys by rising the operational capability of the Northern Community to just about 3 times its present degree, elevating complete seating capability to greater than 2.4 million seats yearly, and enhancing SAR’s potential to help the continued progress of intercity passenger transport.
Dr. Bashar Al-Malik, Saudi Arabia Railways CEO
